Both Sides of the Fence
A Tosa resident since 1991, Christine walks the dog, cooks but avoids housework, writes and reads, and enjoys the company of friends and strangers. Her job takes her around the state, learning about people's health. A Quaker (no, they don't wear blue hats or sell oatmeal or motor oil), she has been known to stand on both sides of the political and philosophic fence at the same time, which is very uncomfortable when you think about it. She writes about pretty much whatever stops in to visit her busy mind at the moment. One reader described her as "incredibly opinionated but not judgmental." That sounds like a good thing to strive for!
Frau Schmetterling (the next act): March 2, City Hall
Schmetterling is German for butterfly. It always struck me that the opera Madame Butterfly would be quite a different work altogether in that language.
And the next act of the Monarch Butterfly Trail, the UWM Engineering Campus, and (insert name of next benefactor) Innovation/Research Park opera unfolds Tuesday, March 2, at City Hall.
It's a little hard to follow the score. I won't try to do it here.Three different sources list three different times for the meetings, so I'm making my best guess using the city website.
The existing UWM plan, which is not a final plan, will be presented to the Common Council meeting of the whole at 6:30 pm by representatives from the UW-Milwaukee Foundation. There will be no opportunity for public input at that time. However, elected representatives and UW-M Foundation folks will be available starting at 6:00 for informal discussion before the meeting. A half hour sounds like a mere formality, so if you have something important to say, get to the person earlier in the day.
Read more at Wauwatosa.net and at the Daily Reporter blog (the Reporter lists different times).The Daily Reporter site also shows the current plan map.
While the Wauwatosa.net site says the Kubala Washatko plan approved in 2004 is too large for the Internet, the Monarch Trail people have managed to put a copy on their website. It's a big document and takes a long time to download, but it's informative.
The Plan Commission will hold a public hearing (7:00 pm) -- this one with citizen input -- and may vote on March 8, 2010. And yes, they've scheduled the meeting for the larger Common Council Chambers.
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Exactly, TT.
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I suppose you are right, 50 years from now there could be sky skrapers on Watertown Plank Road, it is possible as the economy ebbs and flows. It would be nice to see this in a futuristic urban setting, no sarcasm.
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Community, there will be time for public input NEXT week. But I think that's usually really ineffective. No matter how beautifully or poignantly the story of the land is told, no matter what kind of data are presented, nobody's mind will be changed. So the critical time to make an impact is before the meetings. Contact your alders, the mayor, the UWM Foundation folks, your supervisor, the parks people, anyone you know who may have influence. And if you know any really rich people, a little skin in the game can change it. Specifically, someone who could establish a fund to preserve and maintain the land. Finding a developer with deep pockets who LOVES the Eschweiler buildings would be a blessing, too.
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TT, it's not everybody's passion. I don't feel it's useless or trivial--that land is in the middle of our community, and it is green pastures that restore my spirits and the spirits of many others. But maybe beauty and stewardship aren't your thing. In any event, I'm a moderate here. I want to see limited development done in the best possible way, and it doesn't happen that way if you just let it happen as the developers wish, IMO.
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With all of the world falling apart around each of us, I just can't get jazzed about this topic, seems very trivial and useless.
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"A half hour sounds like a mere formality", that's what I thought. This important event that draws 40+ people based on misinformation or lack there of, now takes a 1/2 hour to show and explain face to face with concerned individuals before it goes into a large room to present a PowerPoint on a small screen far from the audience. What is wrong with this picture?
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The daily reporter has listed the time for the regular common council meeting. The presentation to the committee of the whole starts at 6:30 PM.
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TosaTownie - Mar 02, 2010 1:04 PM - Report Abuse
Just saying.
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